The studio shares how the flexible, customizable pipeline helped them deliver 700-800 mostly invisible VFX shots, including editorial splits, performance tweaks and background cleanups, on the iconic filmmaker's latest movie, now in theaters.
2 of the Disney and Pixar film’s directors will be attending the conference and talk about their upcoming animated ‘cosmic misadventure’ that releases in theaters June 20; event runs October 12-17 in Turin, Italy.
They’re coming for Elphaba, now known as the Wicked Witch of the West, in the epic conclusion of Jon M. Chu’s 2-part musical fantasy adventure that tells the untold story of the witches of Oz, Elphaba and Glinda; hits theaters this November.
Legendary Entertainment’s live-action toon hybrid feature staring Ryan Reynolds, Jason Momoa, Aubrey Plaza, and Dan Levy moves from October 10, 2025 to May 1, 2026.
The virtual production solution provides users with flexible tracking for cameras positioned anywhere on In-Camera Visual Effects stages.
In the name of ‘corporate efficiency,’ studio cuts occurred today across marketing teams for both film and TV, publicity, casting, development, and corporate finance; no teams will be eliminated completely.
Disguise Creative Services spent 52 weeks on Jared Hess’ hit action comedy, working as a virtual art department to create 20 digital environments in Unreal Engine that were used in pre-production, production and post.
Mattel Films president Robbie Brenner to lead the new group, will continue to report to Chairman and CEO Ynon Kreiz.
Produced under the creative direction of Tosh Kodama, the logo pays homage to the iconic comic book flip-intro imbued with the darker, edgier tone of ‘Thunderbolts*,’ foreshadowing The Void, Sentry’s alter ego.
VFX Supervisor Sheldon Stopsack and Animation Supervisor Kevin Estey discuss the studio’s extensive world building and character design / animation work on Jared Hess’ hit comedy adventure, delivering 450 visual effects shots that wove together the game’s block-based aesthetic with live-action photography; work included villain Malgosha, The Overworld, The Nether, 12 different Piglin variants, zombies, skeletons, and loveable wolf Dennis.
Now available, the free online course, produced in conjunction with educational platform Yellowbrick and hosted by director Kris Pearn, introduces learners of all ages and levels of experience to the art and industry of animated filmmaking.
The legendary director, animator and VFX supervisor will host ‘Stop Motion: Bring the Goods,’ presenting with Tom Gibbons, Mark Dubeau and Gary Mundell their work on ‘Star Wars’ projects; Marc Morissette will then join to give sneak peek at Tippett’s upcoming ‘Sentinel.’
The 2025.5 release includes 4 new plugins, delivering AI-driven masking, image restoration, creative effects, and compositing tools.
What happens when a buoy and a satellite fall in love? Sam and Andy Zuchero share their process for creating avatars with stars Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun on their indie feature, ‘Love Me.’
3D artist will act as studio’s primary product visualizer by cleaning up CAD models, modeling products from scratch, and processing all client artwork files to be used on 3D models.
Grant Morrison, Dan Mora, among contributors to ‘Batman/Deadpool #1,’ which will be published by DC Comics in November; ‘Deadpool/Batman #1’ will be published by Marvel Comics in September.
Following a reorganization of the theatrical slate, ‘Doomsday’ has moved from May 1, 2026 to December 18, 2026, while the follow-up ‘Secret Wars’ has shifted from May 7, 2027 to December 17, 2027.
The leading VFX studio delivers over 850 shots, building 61 characters and 480 assets, including an eclectic cast of CG automatons voiced by the likes of Woody Harrelson, Alan Tudyk, Hank Azaria and Anthony Mackie, on the Joe and Anthony Russo sci-fi comedy adventure, now streaming on Netflix.
The animation and VFX company’s new technology unit will research and develop innovative applications using Generative AI for the content creation industry.
The visual effects studio replicated the world’s largest vacuum chamber - at the NASA Space Power Facility - to feature the new electric car slowly falling alongside an umbrella to highlight its aerodynamic features.
The veteran VFX executive, who previously served at Wētā FX and managed productions such as ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ and ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,’ will help guide creative development, production oversight, and partnership management.
The live-action/animated hybrid film based on the board game will be overseen by Elizabeth Bassin and Steve Spohr for Mattel and Shary Shirazi and Kelseigh Coombs for TriStar.
Working under Tom Clapp and Polly Gwinnett’s direction, the team used the Slapshot AI Roto tool to isolate wardrobe and environment elements across 18 shots, plus additional crowd scenes.
Overall VFX supervisor James MacLachlan helped deliver 600 shots that included teleportation, fragging and defragging, spaceships, space battles, and a gyroscopic Heart of Infinity immersive simulation, on the sci-fi anthology’s season-ending episode, a sequel to the fan favorite Season 4 opener, ‘USS Callister.’
Animation supervisor Rich Smith discusses the studio’s extensive work on Jared Hess’ hit comedy adventure, delivering 650 visual effects shots that included piglin raids, a baby zombie riding a chicken fight, the Midport Village attack, and a frantic wingsuit canyon chase.
The studio shares how the flexible, customizable pipeline helped them deliver 700-800 mostly invisible VFX shots, including editorial splits, performance tweaks and background cleanups, on the iconic filmmaker's latest movie, now in theaters.
2 of the Disney and Pixar film’s directors will be attending the conference and talk about their upcoming animated ‘cosmic misadventure’ that releases in theaters June 20; event runs October 12-17 in Turin, Italy.
They’re coming for Elphaba, now known as the Wicked Witch of the West, in the epic conclusion of Jon M. Chu’s 2-part musical fantasy adventure that tells the untold story of the witches of Oz, Elphaba and Glinda; hits theaters this November.
Legendary Entertainment’s live-action toon hybrid feature staring Ryan Reynolds, Jason Momoa, Aubrey Plaza, and Dan Levy moves from October 10, 2025 to May 1, 2026.
The virtual production solution provides users with flexible tracking for cameras positioned anywhere on In-Camera Visual Effects stages.
In the name of ‘corporate efficiency,’ studio cuts occurred today across marketing teams for both film and TV, publicity, casting, development, and corporate finance; no teams will be eliminated completely.
Disguise Creative Services spent 52 weeks on Jared Hess’ hit action comedy, working as a virtual art department to create 20 digital environments in Unreal Engine that were used in pre-production, production and post.
Mattel Films president Robbie Brenner to lead the new group, will continue to report to Chairman and CEO Ynon Kreiz.
Produced under the creative direction of Tosh Kodama, the logo pays homage to the iconic comic book flip-intro imbued with the darker, edgier tone of ‘Thunderbolts*,’ foreshadowing The Void, Sentry’s alter ego.
VFX Supervisor Sheldon Stopsack and Animation Supervisor Kevin Estey discuss the studio’s extensive world building and character design / animation work on Jared Hess’ hit comedy adventure, delivering 450 visual effects shots that wove together the game’s block-based aesthetic with live-action photography; work included villain Malgosha, The Overworld, The Nether, 12 different Piglin variants, zombies, skeletons, and loveable wolf Dennis.
Now available, the free online course, produced in conjunction with educational platform Yellowbrick and hosted by director Kris Pearn, introduces learners of all ages and levels of experience to the art and industry of animated filmmaking.
The legendary director, animator and VFX supervisor will host ‘Stop Motion: Bring the Goods,’ presenting with Tom Gibbons, Mark Dubeau and Gary Mundell their work on ‘Star Wars’ projects; Marc Morissette will then join to give sneak peek at Tippett’s upcoming ‘Sentinel.’
The 2025.5 release includes 4 new plugins, delivering AI-driven masking, image restoration, creative effects, and compositing tools.
What happens when a buoy and a satellite fall in love? Sam and Andy Zuchero share their process for creating avatars with stars Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun on their indie feature, ‘Love Me.’
3D artist will act as studio’s primary product visualizer by cleaning up CAD models, modeling products from scratch, and processing all client artwork files to be used on 3D models.
Grant Morrison, Dan Mora, among contributors to ‘Batman/Deadpool #1,’ which will be published by DC Comics in November; ‘Deadpool/Batman #1’ will be published by Marvel Comics in September.
Following a reorganization of the theatrical slate, ‘Doomsday’ has moved from May 1, 2026 to December 18, 2026, while the follow-up ‘Secret Wars’ has shifted from May 7, 2027 to December 17, 2027.
The leading VFX studio delivers over 850 shots, building 61 characters and 480 assets, including an eclectic cast of CG automatons voiced by the likes of Woody Harrelson, Alan Tudyk, Hank Azaria and Anthony Mackie, on the Joe and Anthony Russo sci-fi comedy adventure, now streaming on Netflix.
The animation and VFX company’s new technology unit will research and develop innovative applications using Generative AI for the content creation industry.
The visual effects studio replicated the world’s largest vacuum chamber - at the NASA Space Power Facility - to feature the new electric car slowly falling alongside an umbrella to highlight its aerodynamic features.
The veteran VFX executive, who previously served at Wētā FX and managed productions such as ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ and ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,’ will help guide creative development, production oversight, and partnership management.
The live-action/animated hybrid film based on the board game will be overseen by Elizabeth Bassin and Steve Spohr for Mattel and Shary Shirazi and Kelseigh Coombs for TriStar.
Working under Tom Clapp and Polly Gwinnett’s direction, the team used the Slapshot AI Roto tool to isolate wardrobe and environment elements across 18 shots, plus additional crowd scenes.
Overall VFX supervisor James MacLachlan helped deliver 600 shots that included teleportation, fragging and defragging, spaceships, space battles, and a gyroscopic Heart of Infinity immersive simulation, on the sci-fi anthology’s season-ending episode, a sequel to the fan favorite Season 4 opener, ‘USS Callister.’
Animation supervisor Rich Smith discusses the studio’s extensive work on Jared Hess’ hit comedy adventure, delivering 650 visual effects shots that included piglin raids, a baby zombie riding a chicken fight, the Midport Village attack, and a frantic wingsuit canyon chase.
